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Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
Trish Mehaffey
Reporter covering state and federal courts, and whatever legal issues come my way. I also provide live coverage of criminal trials on Twitter @tmehaffey and welcome comments and questions from readers during the trials. Outside of work I love movies, tennis and my Kansas State Wildcats! Go Cats! Stay informed with the Public Safety newsletter.
Latest Articles by Trish Mehaffey
Crime & Courts Jul. 22, 2014 12:53 pm4130d ago
A 16-year-old who pleaded guilty to helping stab a man to death last year didn’t receive the maximum time requested …
Crime & Courts Jul. 21, 2014 8:46 pm4130d ago
Latasha Roundtree wasn’t conscious, couldn’t breathe on her own, her pupils were fixed and dilated and she already was brain …
Crime & Courts Jul. 21, 2014 8:46 pm4130d ago
The prosecution continues its case 9 a.m. Monday in the murder trial of Tajh Ross, 20, who is accused of …
News Jul. 18, 2014 8:22 pm4133d ago
The Iowa Department of Human Services was denied a stay this week regarding a judge’s ruling that ordered officials to …
News Jul. 18, 2014 7:25 pm4133d ago
An investigator testified Friday the DNA found on the .40 caliber handgun used to kill Latasha Roundtree doesn’t belong to …
News Jul. 18, 2014 12:34 pm4134d ago
The prosecution continues its case at 1 p.m. Friday in the murder trial of Tajh Ross, 20, who is accused …
Crime & Courts Jul. 18, 2014 12:29 pm4134d ago
A man convicted at age 17 for his part in a 2010 robbery that ended in homicide will be resentenced, …
News Jul. 17, 2014 6:41 pm4134d ago
Adrian Kenney said after hearing the first shot, he ran across the street but he looked back and saw Tajh …
Crime & Courts Jul. 17, 2014 9:02 am4135d ago
The prosecution continues its case at 9 a.m. today in the murder trial of Tajh Ross, 20, who is accused …
News Jul. 16, 2014 7:57 pm4135d ago
An 18-year-old testified Wednesday she heard talk of ‘shooting up a house” and then later saw Tajh Ross, dressed in …
News Jul. 16, 2014 6:53 pm4135d ago
The trial of Tajh Ross, 20, charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Latasha Roundtree, 19, of Cedar …
News Jul. 15, 2014 9:57 pm4136d ago
A friend of Latasha Roundtree’s testified Tuesday about what happened the night Roundtree was shot in her car and later …
Crime & Courts Jul. 15, 2014 12:59 pm4137d ago
A former Masonville city clerk was sentenced to more than a year in federal prison Monday for defrauding the city …
Crime & Courts Jul. 14, 2014 6:37 pm4137d ago
Marlene O’Clair said that no words would ever bring her daughter Kerry O’Clair Jefferson back to life, but she asked …
News Jul. 14, 2014 8:39 pm4137d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Reginald Williams said last year he felt some peace after five men were charged in the fatal …

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